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I can look all day at my NEC notebook screen and not strain my eyes.
Not so with my 17" Sony monitor. I put a UV screen on it and the tolerance
improved but not as much as the notebook's screen.... So,
I went along to HN to buy a LCD screen and discovered the Viewmaster 17" or
19" (not sure which) for $2500 was shocking to look at! Like you, when I
find what I want I'll buy it but it sure as hell ain't a Viewmaster LCD.
AJ

"Rob Hazlewood" <rob@moofed.com> wrote in message
news:3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com...
: Hi,
: I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
: My needs are the following:-
:
: -Linux OS (x86 processor)
: -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
: -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
: -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt
: my eyes
:
: My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen.
: (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
:
: Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
: Which brands should I look for?
:
: Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
:
: are there any online reviews about these topics?
:
: thanks in advance,
: Rob
:

We have a 15"(I think) Sony LCD screen at work and its a dream on the 
eyes. After using it for 1/2 hour I go back to my screen and my eyes 
hate me :)

Brent

In article <lxjS7.7499$_z.15101@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, 
alienjones@the.blue.dog says...
> I can look all day at my NEC notebook screen and not strain my eyes.
> Not so with my 17" Sony monitor. I put a UV screen on it and the tolerance
> improved but not as much as the notebook's screen.... So,
> I went along to HN to buy a LCD screen and discovered the Viewmaster 17" or
> 19" (not sure which) for $2500 was shocking to look at! Like you, when I
> find what I want I'll buy it but it sure as hell ain't a Viewmaster LCD.
> AJ
> 
> "Rob Hazlewood" <rob@moofed.com> wrote in message
> news:3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com...
> : Hi,
> : I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
> : My needs are the following:-
> :
> : -Linux OS (x86 processor)
> : -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
> : -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
> : -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt
> : my eyes
> :
> : My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen.
> : (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
> :
> : Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
> : Which brands should I look for?
> :
> : Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
> :
> : are there any online reviews about these topics?
> :
> : thanks in advance,
> : Rob
> :
> 
> 
> 

"Rob Hazlewood" <rob@moofed.com> wrote in message
news:3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com...
> Hi,
> I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
> My needs are the following:-
>
> -Linux OS (x86 processor)
> -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
> -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
> -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt
> my eyes
>
> My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen.
> (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
>
> Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
> Which brands should I look for?
>
> Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)

My wife has a Laptop (LCD screen), and the radiation output as opposed to a
CRT is next to none, Power usage I believe is alot less and is less
straining to the eyes as unlike a CRT, the LCD doesnt induce flickering that
is detectable by the brain.


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I think the answer is easy: buy the largest LCD you can afford.  Don't
worry, it won't be larger than 17".  Here we use 15's and 20's all
NEC's.  They are absolutely beautiful, but very expensive.  Once you
try a decent LCD, you'll never go back.

Larry
--
rapp@lmr.com

Rob Hazlewood <rob@moofed.com> wrote (with possible editing):

>Hi,
>I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
>My needs are the following:-
>
>-Linux OS (x86 processor)
>-Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
>-Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
>-Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt 
>my eyes
>
>My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen. 
>(obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
>
>Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
>Which brands should I look for?
>
>Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
>
>are there any online reviews about these topics?
>
>thanks in advance,
>Rob

"L. M. Rappaport" <rapp@lmr.com> wrote in message
news:bm0k1ucnud0ptls59v63kmslfkel6hitkc@4ax.com...
> I think the answer is easy: buy the largest LCD you can afford.  Don't
> worry, it won't be larger than 17".  Here we use 15's and 20's all
> NEC's.  They are absolutely beautiful, but very expensive.  Once you
> try a decent LCD, you'll never go back.
>
> Larry
> --
> rapp@lmr.com
>

Has anyone tried LG LCD monitors?  I'll be able to procure a few for myself
at cost (AUD$300) and was wondering if they were decent or not.

Rob Hazlewood <rob@moofed.com> wrote in message
news:3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com...

> I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
> My needs are the following:-

> -Linux OS (x86 processor)
> -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
> -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
> -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt my eyes

> My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen.

It doesnt actually, there are plenty of 19" CRTs around that fit.

> (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)

> Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?

I think they're a ripoff for the bigger screens myself.

> Which brands should I look for?

I prefer to go for quality with something you use all the time like that.
So for me that restricts it to Philips, Sony or Mitsubishi. And I go for
the more expensive model too, there are usually two in each size with
Mitsubishi and Philips.

Just got a Mitsubishi DV19NF, lovely monitor that appears to be being
run out as its due for replacement.

> Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)

Nope.

> are there any online reviews about these topics?

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/guest/search_v3.php3?category=10

Rob,

regardless of what brand screen you get, you really should consider a DVI 
video card.

Driving an LCD with an analog signal can produce a crap picture on an 
otherwise perfectly crisp LCD monitor using DVI.

Trust me, I've been there done that!

Cheers Ray

In article <3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com>, rob@moofed.com says...
> Hi,
> I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
> My needs are the following:-
> 
> -Linux OS (x86 processor)
> -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
> -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
> -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt 
> my eyes
> 
> My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen. 
> (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
> 
> Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
> Which brands should I look for?
> 
> Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
> 
> are there any online reviews about these topics?
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Rob
> 
> 

> Has anyone tried LG LCD monitors?  I'll be able to procure a few for myself
> at cost (AUD$300) and was wondering if they were decent or not.
> 

I was looking at them today.
I was very impressed with the samsung I saw..
the LG was horrible.. maybe it wasn't set up corretly (after fiddling 
with brightness, it was still too dull)

I'm thinking of a samsung.

Rob

So what about sharing this bargain with the rest of us?
$300 is the price of a 17 CRT which unlike LCD is measured to the tube
perimiter so a 15" LCD is really a 16" CRT size.

--
 AlienJones,
Writer of the last FAQ,


"John @ Trebutech" <spam @trebutech.com> wrote in message
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:
: "L. M. Rappaport" <rapp@lmr.com> wrote in message
: news:bm0k1ucnud0ptls59v63kmslfkel6hitkc@4ax.com...
: > I think the answer is easy: buy the largest LCD you can afford.  Don't
: > worry, it won't be larger than 17".  Here we use 15's and 20's all
: > NEC's.  They are absolutely beautiful, but very expensive.  Once you
: > try a decent LCD, you'll never go back.
: >
: > Larry
: > --
: > rapp@lmr.com
: >
:
: Has anyone tried LG LCD monitors?  I'll be able to procure a few for
myself
: at cost (AUD$300) and was wondering if they were decent or not.
:
:
:

This might be why the Viewsonic LCD I saw looked so crummy.
Maybe I'll go back.
--
 AlienJones,
Writer of the last FAQ,


"Ray Jones" <zathras2@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
news:MPG.16852b794a1e8df7989695@news.dodo.com.au...
: Rob,
:
: regardless of what brand screen you get, you really should consider a DVI
: video card.
:
: Driving an LCD with an analog signal can produce a crap picture on an
: otherwise perfectly crisp LCD monitor using DVI.
:
: Trust me, I've been there done that!
:
: Cheers Ray
:
: In article <3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com>, rob@moofed.com says...
: > Hi,
: > I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
: > My needs are the following:-
: >
: > -Linux OS (x86 processor)
: > -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
: > -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
: > -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt
: > my eyes
: >
: > My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen.
: > (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
: >
: > Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
: > Which brands should I look for?
: >
: > Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
: >
: > are there any online reviews about these topics?
: >
: > thanks in advance,
: > Rob
: >
: >

"Alienjones" <alienjones@the.blue.dog> wrote in message
news:BfAS7.8910$_z.24493@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> So what about sharing this bargain with the rest of us?
> $300 is the price of a 17 CRT which unlike LCD is measured to the tube
> perimiter so a 15" LCD is really a 16" CRT size.
>
> --
>  AlienJones,
> Writer of the last FAQ,
>

Can't share :-)  I'm getting them at cost from a distributor.

> "John @ Trebutech" <spam @trebutech.com> wrote in message
> news:9vd11j$ef6dk$1@ID-106644.news.dfncis.de...
> :
> : "L. M. Rappaport" <rapp@lmr.com> wrote in message
> : news:bm0k1ucnud0ptls59v63kmslfkel6hitkc@4ax.com...
> : > I think the answer is easy: buy the largest LCD you can afford.  Don't
> : > worry, it won't be larger than 17".  Here we use 15's and 20's all
> : > NEC's.  They are absolutely beautiful, but very expensive.  Once you
> : > try a decent LCD, you'll never go back.
> : >
> : > Larry
> : > --
> : > rapp@lmr.com
> : >
> :
> : Has anyone tried LG LCD monitors?  I'll be able to procure a few for
> myself
> : at cost (AUD$300) and was wondering if they were decent or not.
> :
> :
> :
>
>

Absolutely.  For a better explanation refer to Brian Livingston's
columns in the last couple of issues of "Info World".  He talks about
using some software to adjust "phase" of those monitors to compensate
for the AD converters.  My experience is that DVI cards simply don't
have that problem.  Bright, sharp, contrasty image.

Larry
--
rapp@lmr.com

Ray Jones <zathras2@dodo.com.au> wrote (with possible editing):

>Rob,
>
>regardless of what brand screen you get, you really should consider a DVI 
>video card.
>
>Driving an LCD with an analog signal can produce a crap picture on an 
>otherwise perfectly crisp LCD monitor using DVI.
>
>Trust me, I've been there done that!
>
>Cheers Ray
>
>In article <3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com>, rob@moofed.com says...
>> Hi,
>> I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
>> My needs are the following:-
>> 
>> -Linux OS (x86 processor)
>> -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
>> -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
>> -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt 
>> my eyes
>> 
>> My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen. 
>> (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
>> 
>> Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
>> Which brands should I look for?
>> 
>> Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
>> 
>> are there any online reviews about these topics?
>> 
>> thanks in advance,
>> Rob
>> 
>> 

In article <3C19B768.5060207@moofed.com>, rob@moofed.com states.....
> Hi,
> I need to buy a new monitor for my computer.
> My needs are the following:-
> 
> -Linux OS (x86 processor)
> -Mainly used for programming & viewing web pages; very rarely games
> -Want to look after my eyes as much as possible
> -Long periods of looking at screen (program code, etc) should not hurt 
> my eyes
> 
> My budget is $A1000, and size restricts me to a 17" CRT screen. 
> (obviously bigger for LCD, however lacking $$ for bigger LCD)
> 
> Is LCD better than CRT for my requirements?
> Which brands should I look for?
> 
> Will I need a new video card? (currently have nvidia TNT)
> 
> are there any online reviews about these topics?
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Rob
> 
> 
You can get a lot of 17" LCD monitors for under $1000.00. Look on some 
web sites like Outback, PCNation or even Dell. This week Dell had a 17" 
Dell LCD monitor for $799.00 with free shipping (I think), had good 
spec.
Look for a LCD with 400:1 contrast and at least 250-300 brightness. You 
will see some low priced units with contrast of 250:1, avoid. 
-- 
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